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Senegal gained its independence from France on 4 April 1960, and the Senegalese Football Federation (FSF) was founded that year. The first Senegal match took place on 31 December 1961 against Dahomey (now Benin), a 3–2 loss. The FSF has been affiliated with FIFA since 1962 and has been a member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF ...
In December 2023, Niakhaté was named in Senegal's squad for the postponed 2023 Africa Cup of Nations held in the Ivory Coast. [8] In their round of 16 match against the hosts, he missed a penalty in the shoot-out which Senegal lost 5–4 following a 1–1 draw after extra time. [9]
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In May 2018, Mané was named in Senegal's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. [118] He scored the opening goal in a 2–2 draw against Japan in the group stage . [ 119 ] Mané started all three of Senegal's group matches as they were eliminated after the first stage, finishing below Japan on fair play points.
Historically, Senegal was seen as a weaker side in the strong West African region. Although they finished in fourth place in two AFCON editions, [1] Senegalese performance was overall still deemed as poor. Senegal remained under the shadow of much more successful West African giants Nigeria, Ivory Coast and Ghana for the majority of the 20th ...
The Giants can have up to 17 players on their practice squad, using an extra slot for International Players Program kicker Jude McAtamney.
On 17 March 2021, Diallo was called up to the Senegal national team for the first time. [25] He made his debut in a 0–0 draw against Congo on 26 March. [26] He was part of Senegal's squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations; the Lions of Teranga went on to win the tournament for the first time in their history.
Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., a member of the far-left group "The Squad" in Congress, used the American holiday of Thanksgiving to take another swipe at Israel.